Throughput of Archangelsk port in January-September 2010 jumped 42.2% from the same period of 2009 to 3,608,400 tons, PortNews reports citing the Port Authority.
Nine-month exports volume surged 56.1%, to 1,579,200 tons, including 393,800 tons of timber cargo, a 11.8-percent rise compared with Jan-Sept, 2009. The volume of handled petroleum products soared 78.4% to 816,000 tons, transshipment of coal rose 2.75 times as much, to 210, 300 tons, while volumes of pulp, paper and cardboard shrank by 4.8%, to 65,700 tons.
The volume of transshipment of home trade cargo grew by 31.7% to 1,605,200 tons, including 708,700 tons of cargo carried by river vessels (there were no river traffics last year). The volume of handled crude oil plunged 65% to 212,400 tons.
Transshipment of inbound goods grew by 38.5%, to 424,000 thanks to increased volume general cargo.
In September 2010, the total volume of cargo handled at the port surged 69.1% from Sept., 2009 to 469,300 tons.
Arkhangelsk, a year-round navigable seaport, is located in the delta of the Northern Dvina River flowing into the White Sea. The Northern Sea Route freight traffic passes through the port’s terminals. Arkhangelsk Commercial Sea Port JSC is a diversified stevedoring company in the Port of Arkhangelsk, specializing in transshipment of general cargoes, cellulose, cardboard, containers, timber, metals, fertilizers, heavy-lift equipment and bulked cargoes. The total capacity of Arkhangelsk port allows handling up to 4.5 million tons of cargo a year. Last year’s throughput of the port of Arkhangelsk shrank by 30.58%, to 3.271.600 tons.
Nine-month exports volume surged 56.1%, to 1,579,200 tons, including 393,800 tons of timber cargo, a 11.8-percent rise compared with Jan-Sept, 2009. The volume of handled petroleum products soared 78.4% to 816,000 tons, transshipment of coal rose 2.75 times as much, to 210, 300 tons, while volumes of pulp, paper and cardboard shrank by 4.8%, to 65,700 tons.
The volume of transshipment of home trade cargo grew by 31.7% to 1,605,200 tons, including 708,700 tons of cargo carried by river vessels (there were no river traffics last year). The volume of handled crude oil plunged 65% to 212,400 tons.
Transshipment of inbound goods grew by 38.5%, to 424,000 thanks to increased volume general cargo.
In September 2010, the total volume of cargo handled at the port surged 69.1% from Sept., 2009 to 469,300 tons.
Arkhangelsk, a year-round navigable seaport, is located in the delta of the Northern Dvina River flowing into the White Sea. The Northern Sea Route freight traffic passes through the port’s terminals. Arkhangelsk Commercial Sea Port JSC is a diversified stevedoring company in the Port of Arkhangelsk, specializing in transshipment of general cargoes, cellulose, cardboard, containers, timber, metals, fertilizers, heavy-lift equipment and bulked cargoes. The total capacity of Arkhangelsk port allows handling up to 4.5 million tons of cargo a year. Last year’s throughput of the port of Arkhangelsk shrank by 30.58%, to 3.271.600 tons.